How to lead a quest a handbook for pioneering executives
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton, Qld.
John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd
2016
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- pt. I: Default thinking and the Kraken of doom: Why lead a quest?. The anatomy of default thinking: cognitive shortcuts & the virtues of laziness ; The curse of efficiency: a delusion of progress & the bane of strategy ; A rainbow of growth and despair: a default growth arc & the inevitable Kraken of doom
- pt. II: A quest beckons: What makes up a quest?. An alternative option: a call to adventure & the hidden benefits of doubt ; Quest-augmented strategy: a framework for meaningful progress & enduring relevance ; Here be dragons: dissociated metacognition & the siren call of self-sabotage
- pt. III: Cultivating options. An intuitive reckoning: a nagging hunch & the hint of strategic advantage ; Intriguing incoherence: pioneering through uncertainty, complexity & paradox ; Pathways of possibility: a quiver of options & the anticipation of chooks
- pt. IV: Crafting experiments: How do we validate alternative pathways. It's not about ideas: the many virtues of a science-based approach ; Planning to fail: navigating the nine layers of fell ; Viable alternative options: packaged intelligence & a path to follow
- pt. V: Augmenting strategy. Back to the future: getting strategic about strategy ; Choosing to choose: mapping options & dodging cognitive bias ; Strategy for breakfast: the networked enterprise & a responsive hydra
- pt. VI: Making progress: How do we create meaningful progress?. Bimodal beginnings: planting seeds & growing new ways of working ; Meaningful progress: finding progress amongst a sea of vagueness ; Mission impossible: projects with imperative & a few caveats
- pt. VII: Pioneering culture: How do we embed pioneering leadership into work culture?. Lost in translation: finding the behaviours that make strategy happen ; Structures, artefacts and rituals: getting deliberate about the vibe ; Contextual momentum: a map of rituals to get you moving
- Conclusion